The Sister Cities International Conference was held virtually in 2020 from July 8-9. The theme was “Reimagining Citizen Diplomacy: New Connections in a Virtual World”. There was no fee to attend. This year, SCI tackled the virtual world by introducing their very first Online Conference.

Speakers/performers included: 

• Grammy Award-Winning Singer and former UN Global Ambassador Dionne Warwick
• clarinet player Kinan Azmeh
• Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce
• SCI Chairman / Mayor of San Antonio Ron Nirenberg
• SCI Vice Chair Carol Robertson-Lopez
• SCI CEO Leroy Allala
• Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber
• San Francisco Mayor’s Office of International Trade and Commerce Director Mark Chandler
• Guadalajara Director of International Relations Maria Dolores Hernandez Montoya
• Montreal International Affairs Advisor Stephanie Jecrois
• Broward County, Florida Mayor Dale V.C. Holness
• Visual Artist Kevork Moura
• and more!